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Dec 1939 – Constituted 28th Composite Group
1 Feb 1940 – Activated
Dec 1943 – Redesignated 28th Bombardment Group (Composite)
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Oct 1945 – Inactivated
Squadrons
1942
– 11th Pursuit Squadron
1941
- 1942 – 18th Pursuit Squadron
1940
– 34th Pursuit Squadron
1940
- 1943 – 36th Pursuit Squadron
1940
- 1941 – 37th Pursuit Squadron
1941
- 1943 – 73rd Bombardment Squadron
1942
- 1945 – 77th Bombardment Squadron
1942
- 1945 – 404th Bombardment Squadronn
Stations
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Feb 1941 – Elmendorf Field, AK
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Mar 1943 – Adak, AK
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Feb 1944 – 20
Oct 1945 – Shemya, AK
Aircraft
1941
- 1943 P-38, P-39, P-40, B-26, LB-30
1944
- 1945 B-24, B-25
Commanders
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May 1941 – Maj William O. Eareckson
7 Nov 1941 – Maj Norman D. Sillin
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Jan 1943 – Col Earl H. DeFord
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Mar 1943 – Maj Robert C. Orth
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Mar 1943 – Lt Col Jack N. Donohew
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Apr 1943 – Lt Col Ralph W. Rodieck
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Oct 1943 – Lt Col John W. Massion
4 Jan 1944 – Lt Col Alexander W. Bryant
1 Apr 1944 – Col Robert H. Herman
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Jul 1945 – Col Walter L. Wheeler
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Sep - 20 Oct 1945 – Lt Col John C. Larson
Campaigns
Air Offensive, Japan; Aleutians
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation: Kurile Islands, 1 Apr 1944 - 13 Aug 1945
Emblem
Shield: Per pale nebuly or and azure. Crest: On a wreath of the colors, or and azure, a fleur-de-lis vert the outer leaves terminated in the form of wings or. Motto: GUARDIAN OF THE NORTH. (Approved 14 Nov 1941)
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